People are alarmed by the succession of campus fires in recent years. In each of these accidents, heavy casualties were reported – houses were burned down, students lost their lives, and properties were damaged. Faced with such a chilling fact, people keep asking, "What on earth results in these repeated tragedies?"
A brief survey of them reveals that human factors still prove to be the leading causes. For example, three of these fires were caused by the students’ use of electric water-heaters. As students often leave the heaters unattended, the risks are rather high should the water in the bottle boil dry while no one is around to turn off the power. In other cases, fires were also caused by stoves, candles, cigarette butts, etc.
Since most of these disasters could have been prevented if proper precautions had been taken, students should be better educated on the importance and measures of fire control. The following three reminders are of particular importance for us students: First, learn how to use a fire extinguisher. Second, double-check candles, heaters, stoves and other electric appliances, and make sure there are no open flames before leaving rooms. Lastly, do not smoke in the dorm.
人们对近年来校园火灾的连锁反应感到震惊。在每一次事故中，都报告了严重的人员伤亡——房屋被烧毁，学生丧生，财产受损。面对这样一个令人毛骨悚然的事实，人们不断地问："究竟是什么导致了这些反复的悲剧？他说："这是一个很好的选择。"
对它们的简要调查表明，人类因素仍然是主要原因。例如，其中三起火灾是由学生使用电热水器引起的。由于学生们经常让加热器无人看管，所以如果瓶子里的水烧干而周围没有人关闭电源，风险就相当高。在其他情况下，火灾也由炉子、蜡烛、烟头等引起。
由于如果采取适当的预防措施，大多数灾害都可以预防，因此应更好地教育学生消防的重要性和措施。以下三个提醒对我们的学生特别重要：首先，学习如何使用灭火器。第二，在离开房间前，仔细检查蜡烛、加热器、炉子和其他电器，确保没有明火。最后，不要在宿舍吸烟。
